Yellow Hawkweed is a hairy perennial plant native to Europe. In North America, this plant has escaped cultivation and is a common weed of fields and roadsides.
The flowers are yellow, reminiscent of a dandelion, but borne on tall, very hairy stems.
It is sometimes known as the "King Devil." :174
Pliny the Elder wrote that hawks ate this plant to improve their vision, and it has been used as an herbal remedy for vision problems.
Similar species: Asterales
By Elise Marie Myrvang Eikeland
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Uploaded Oct 31, 2012. Captured Jul 31, 2010 15:30 in Riksveg 616 380, 6730 Davik, Norway.
